Description
OPSWAT MetaDefender Core before 5.1.2, MetaDefender ICAP before 4.12.1, and MetaDefender Email Gateway Security before 5.6.1 have incorrect access control, resulting in privilege escalation.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- OPSWAT Metadefender Core - Privilege Escalation EDB-51113 · webapps · Mar 28, 2023
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://opswat.com
- https://docs.opswat.com/mdcore/release-notes
- https://docs.opswat.com/mdemail/release-notes
- https://docs.opswat.com/mdicap/release-notes
- https://docs.opswat.com/mdicap/release-notes/version-4-12-1
- https://docs.opswat.com/mdemail/release-notes/version-5-6-1
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171549/OPSWAT-Metadefender-Core-4.21.1-Privilege-Escalation.html